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Book cover of Invictus

Katie Kennedy Author Of What Goes Up

From my list on with parallel worlds.

Why am I passionate about this?

Iā€™m a history instructor and often think about alternate historical outcomes, but you donā€™t get to choose those. Wish the Spanish Armada hadnā€™t sunk? Tough luck. But you can take a novel in any directionā€”kill a character, bring them back, let them fall in love, make them eat an egg salad sandwichā€¦ When the book itself is about parallel worlds, it increases those possibilities exponentially. In What Goes Up, Rosa and Eddie have very different backgroundsā€”Earth is two different worlds for them. What happens when thereā€™s another world out there and they meet themselves in a different place? As one character asks, how much do you trust yourself?

Katie's book list on with parallel worlds

Katie Kennedy Why did Katie love this book?

I enjoy a good adventure, and Graudin delivers here. This book starts with time travel and shifts to parallel worlds. (The main character was born outside of time, but I wonā€™t explain that so I donā€™t spoil things.) He captains a crew of merry thieves who travel back to save important relics that are about to be lost in historic disasters like the sinking of the Titanic. This is a smart, quick readā€“and a fun one.

By Ryan Graudin,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Invictus as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it. This book is for kids age 13, 14, 15, and 16.

What is this book about?

A heart-stopping adventure that defies time and space--New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu calls it "an incredibly intricate, brilliantly paced, masterfully written journey."
Farway Gaius McCarthy was born outside of time. The son of a time traveler from 2354 AD and a gladiator living in ancient Rome, Far's very existence defies the laws of nature. All he's ever wanted was to explore history for himself, but after failing his entrance exam into the government program, Far will have to settle for a position on the black market-captaining a time-traveling crew to steal valuables from the past.
During a routineā€¦


Book cover of Invictus

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